Marshmallow Chocolate Cake

Last week's snow storm brought us a tiny bit of snow, and a whole lot of sleet and freezing rain ... which in the South, is even worse than snow. Sleet and freezing rain mean layers of ice on the roads ... Which also means NObody is going ANYwhere for quite some time.

And that's exactly what happened to us.

The storm resulted in us being home bound for a total of six days. Six days. Waiting for the temperatures and sun to turn warm enough to melt away the imprisoning ice.

PREPARE CAKE: In a mixing bowl, place cake mix, water, oil, and eggs; beat until well combined. Pour batter into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done with a wooden pick.

Remove cake from oven and immediately pour marshmallows evenly over the top. Set aside.

PREPARE ICING: Place butter, sugar, and evaporated milk in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently; boil for 30 seconds.

Remove from heat; add chocolate chips and vanilla extract. Whisk until chocolate chips are melted and icing is thickened and glossy. Working quickly, pour over marshmallows and smooth with a rubber spatula. Allow to cool completely.

Enjoy!

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18 comments

What a delicious idea! I am definitely going to have to give that a try. Ice is worse than the snow. I can't imagine being cooped up for six days. At least that gives you plenty of time to play in the kitchen!

What a yummy cake, I am pinning this one! Thank you so much for sharing with us for our 5th Anniversary of Full Plate Thursday! Hope you have a fantastic week and hope to see you again real soon!Miz Helen

This is hands down the best boiled icing recipe I have ever made! I rarely leave comments on blogs, but I had to say something about this icing. It is DELICIOUS - easy to make and the perfect fudgy consistency/texture once it cools! The marshmallows under the icing is also a great idea. I used the marshmallows and icing over brownies. It was glorious.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Jennifer! That boiled icing is indeed some fudgy deliciousness, isn't it?? Thank you so much for stopping back by to let me know you loved it ... your comment definitely made me smile. :-)

Hi, I'm stuck with making the icing recipe as I live in England and we don't measure in cups we use grams for weight and Millilitres for liquid volume. So I have several questions: How much does a stick of butter weigh? Do you use Evaporated milk or is it condensed (sweetened) and is the measurement you use by weight or fluid oz?If you could give me the metric conversions for the icing I would be most grateful?

Hello! This looks yummy thank you for sharing. I noticed your recipe for the cake portion calls for more eggs, oil - wanted to make sure to use your tried and true recipe for the cake or the one on the box? Thanks!

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